Supabase vs Payload CMS

Supabase

Payload CMS

Supabase · 24 features

• Authentication — Complete JWT-based auth: passwords, magic links, OTP, OAuth, SSO, phone, MFA.
• Backups & PITR — Automatic daily backups + Point-in-Time Recovery (WAL-G). 14-day default PITR wi…
• Compute Instances — Upgradeable DB compute: Micro, Small, Medium, Large. Affects CPU, RAM, and conne…
• Connection Pooling — Supavisor pooler: Session mode (persistent) and Transaction mode (serverless). D…
• Cron Jobs — Scheduled recurring jobs via pg_cron. Trigger DB functions, edge functions, or H…
• Custom Domains — Configure custom hostname for API endpoints with SSL certificate management.
• Database Webhooks — Async HTTP callbacks on INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE via pg_net extension.
• Edge Functions — TypeScript (Deno runtime) functions deployed globally at the edge. Supports secr…
• Full-Text Search — PostgreSQL native FTS: to_tsvector, to_tsquery, GIN indexes, fuzzy matching, wei…
• Image Transformations — On-the-fly resize, crop, quality (20-100), WebP auto-format. Smart CDN caching. …
• Log Drains — Route all stack logs to HTTP, Datadog, Loki, Sentry, S3, OTLP, or Axiom. Up to 2…
• Metrics API — ~200 Prometheus-compatible Postgres metrics. OpenTelemetry export to Datadog, Gr…
• Network Restrictions — CIDR allowlist for database access. Multiple IP ranges supported. Pro+ plan.
• OAuth 2.1 Server — Use Supabase Auth as OAuth provider. Custom Access Token Hooks for claim injecti…
• pgvector — Store and search vector embeddings in Postgres. Supports HNSW/Flat indexes, cosi…
• PostgreSQL Database — Full PostgreSQL per project: SQL editor, table editor, CSV import, 50+ extension…
• PostgreSQL Extensions — 50+ pre-installed extensions: uuid-ossp, pgvector, pg_cron, plv8, pgtap, pg_net,…
• Preview Branches — Ephemeral or persistent DB branches for isolated testing. Git integration, auto-…
• Queues — Exactly-once message queues built on pgmq. Stored in Postgres with configurable …
• Read Replicas — Async read-only replicas in multiple regions. Geo-routing, replication lag monit…
• Realtime — WebSocket subscriptions for DB changes (INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE), broadcast, and pr…
• Row Level Security — SQL-native access control; policies auto-filter rows based on auth.uid() / auth.…
• SSL Enforcement — Require TLS for all DB connections. Configurable: required, preferred, disabled.
• Storage — Files, Analytics (Iceberg), and Vector buckets with global CDN (285+ cities) and…

Payload CMS · 18 features

• Access Control — Function-based per-collection/field access rules.
• Admin UI — React admin — fully customizable components + views.
• Authentication — Built-in JWT + HTTP-only cookies + API keys.
• Blocks — Flexible page-builder pattern via block field.
• Collections — Schema-defined content types with fields, hooks, access control.
• Drafts & Versions — Version every change. Autosave, drafts, scheduled publish.
• Field Types — Rich field library: text, textarea, richText (Lexical), upload, relation, blocks…
• Form Builder Plugin — Dynamic forms with submissions storage.
• Globals — Single-instance documents (site settings, header, footer).
• GraphQL API (auto) — Full schema auto-generated.
• Hooks — Lifecycle hooks: beforeChange/Read/Delete, afterChange, etc.
• i18n — Multi-locale field values + admin UI translations.
• Live Preview — Side-by-side editor + iframe preview of Next.js site.
• Local API (zero latency) — Direct in-process data access. Ideal for Next.js server components.
• Multi-Tenancy Plugin — Multi-tenant content isolation via plugin.
• @payloadcms/plugin-seo — Built-in SEO meta fields.
• Plugins — Official + community plugins (SEO, Stripe, Form Builder, multi-tenant, etc.).
• REST API (auto) — Auto-generated REST endpoints for every collection.